Petition for Exemption or Rulemaking

If you are affected by a regulation in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), then you may petition for an exemption from any rule issued by FAA under its statutory authority. You may also petition the Administrator to issue, amend, or repeal a rule. You can find the regulations governing the rulemaking process in Part 11 of Title 14 CFR.

Petition for Rulemaking

Your name and mailing address. You may include other contact information such as a fax number, telephone number, or email address

An explanation of your proposed action and its purpose

The proposed language for the new rule, or the citation (such as135.143(c)(2)) and proposed language for a rule you would like to amend, or the citation and language you would like to remove from a current rule

An explanation of why your proposed action would be in the public interest

Information and arguments that support your proposed action, including relevant technical and scientific data available to you

Any specific facts or circumstances that support or demonstrate the need for the action you propose

Some aerospace product and service providers have adopted Safety Management Systems (SMS). You may, but are not required to, include safety risk analyses conducted as part of your organization's SMS.

In the process of considering your petition, we may ask that you provide information or data available to you about:

The costs and benefits of your proposed action to society in general and specific groups within society

The regulatory burden of your proposed action on small businesses, small organizations, small governmental jurisdictions, and Indian tribes

The recordkeeping and reporting burdens of your proposed action and whom the burdens would affect

The effect of your proposed action on the quality of the natural and social environments